Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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2024 Women's Olympic Rugby Sevens Tournament
Stade de France.jpg
Stade de France, where the Women's Rugby Sevens tournament will be played
Tournament details
HostFlag of France.svg  France
Venue Stade de France
Date24–27 July 2024
Teams12
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
2020
2028

The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in France. It will be hosted at Stade de France, which also served as a host stadium of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The tournament will be played over three match days from 28 to 30 July 2024. [1] [2]

Contents

Competition schedule

Legend
PPool StagePMPlacing Matches¼Quarter-Finals½Semi-FinalsBBronze Medal MatchFGold Medal Match
Schedule
Date28 Jul29 Jul30 Jul
EventMEMEME
Women'sPPM¼PM½PMBF

Qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
Host nation1Flag of France.svg  France
2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 4 November 2022 – 14 May 2023Various4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
2023 South American Qualification Tournament 17–18 June 2023 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2023 European Games 25–27 June 2023 Flag of Poland.svg Kraków 1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2023 RAN Women's Sevens 19–20 August 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Langford 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2023 Africa Women's Sevens 14–15 October 2023 Flag of Tunisia.svg Monastir 1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship 10–12 November 2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane 1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament 18–19 November 2023 Flag of Japan.svg Osaka 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2024 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 21–23 June 2024Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Total12

Squads and Officials

Squads

Each squad can have up to 12 players, as well as two traveling reserves in case of injury. [3]

Officials

World Rugby revealed the 12 referees on 8 May 2024. [4]

Group Stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 00000000 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 00000000
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 00000000 Potential Quarter-finals
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 00000000
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
17:30
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
18:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
21:00
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
21:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
16:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 00000000 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 00000000
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 00000000 Potential Quarter-finals
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 00000000
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
15:30
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svgvFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
16:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
19:00
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
19:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
14:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
14:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 00000000 Quarter-finals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000000
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000000 Potential Quarter-finals
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 00000000
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
16:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
17:00
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svgvFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
20:30
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
15:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
15:30
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of the United States.svg  United States
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Ranking of third-placed teams

The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 A Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 00000000 Quarter-finals
2 B Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 00000000
3 C Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000000
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point difference; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage

9–12th place playoff

 
Semi-finals9th place match
 
      
 
29 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
30 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
29 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11th place match
 
 
30 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
20:00
Seed 9vSeed 12
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
20:30
Seed 10vSeed 11
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Eleventh Place Match

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
16:30
Loser Match 19vLoser Match 20
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Ninth Place Match

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
17:00
Winner Match 19vWinner Match 20
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

5–8th place playoff

 
Semi-finals5th place match
 
      
 
30 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
30 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
30 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7th place match
 
 
30 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
14:30
Loser QF 1vLoser QF 2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
15:00
Loser QF 3vLoser QF 4
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Seventh Place Match

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
18:00
Loser Match 25vLoser Match 26
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Fifth Place Match

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
18:30
Winner Match 25vWinner Match 26
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Medal playoff

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
29 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
30 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
29 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
30 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
29 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
30 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
29 July – Stade de France
 
 Bronze medal match
 
 
 
30 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter Finals

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
21:00
A1vSeed 8
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
21:30
B2vC2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
22:00
C1vA2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
22:30
B1vSeed 7
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Semi Finals

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
15:30
Winner QF 1vWinner QF 2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
16:00
Winner QF 3vWinner QF 4
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Bronze Medal Match

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
19:00
Loser SF 1vLoser SF 2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Gold Medal Match

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
19:45
Winner SF 1vWinner SF 2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

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